No Vick

Michael Vick will not stick with the 49ers, in fact, according to team general manager Scot McCloughan, he’ll never get the chance to walk through the door. Appearing yesterday on Sirius NFL radio McCloughan said the Vick option is no option at all. “We sat down and talked last week,” McCloughan said of a conversation he had with coach Mike Singletary. “We had an off-week of OTAs and we discussed about Michael Vick and we’re not going to go that route. We will not do it.”

Michael Vick won’t be a 49er.

Not surprising since the 49ers are about to put a measure on the Santa Clara ballot to clear the way for stadium funding. No better way to turn off voters than to put a convicted dog killer on the team.

Also, KNBR’s Tom Tolbert put up this point about Vick – he’s not that good. Certainly as a passer, Vick is no Tom Brady. He owns a career quarterback rating of 75.7; Shaun Hill was far better last year with a 87.5 rating in his nine starts. In Vick’s last three years, he averaged nearly 13 interceptions a year.

Certainly his dynamic forays out of the pocket are legendary and his robust 7.3 yards per carry average is impressive. But does it make up for his erratic arm? The last year he played, he only scored two touchdowns rushing and his running can be distributive. Vick’s impromptu runs foil an offensive coordinator’s ability to game plan. Also, consider that Vick doesn’t always make the right decisions and I’m not talking about off the field. While he sits in the pocket waiting for a receiver or a running lane to break open, he often gets sacked. In two of the last three years he was sacked over 44 times.

No question Vick can win his team games they shouldn’t win, but he’s just as likely to lose just as many. And then there’s the circus he’s bound to create upon arrival – the possible PETA protests, the

angry blog posts, and sports talk blather, the possibility of Vick-induced Bay Area-wide lather. And who knows what Vick’s state of mind is. Is the man truly contrite? Is he capable of such contrition?

Vick says he’s willing to work construction as the first step to getting his life back. But as Chronicle columnist Scott Osler noted, when he was picked up from the pen, it was in a limo-looking vehicle with handlers wearing tailored suits. Is Vick really prepared for his post dog-fighting existence?

The 49ers don’t need him. They don’t need any quarterback unless Ben Roethlisberger, the Manning brothers, Drew Brees or Brady become available. They are fully stocked with Hill, the suddenly-revived Alex Smith, veteran Damon Huard and the most intriguing man on their roster – rookie Nate Davis. Sign Vick and you retard the needed development of the rest of your quarterback corps.

While on Sirius radio, McCloughan did say that Singletary’s proclivity toward the second chance, kept the Vick to San Francisco rumor alive, and Vick does deserve a chance to make right and make his way in his new life. But more than anything, it doesn’t make sense football wise for him to become a 49er.